Notable Ocean Quotable: Our Fate and the Oceans

Each of us can make a difference for our planet's remarkable ocean, which supports all life on earth. America's national treasure, marine biologist and explorer extraordinaire, Sylvia Earle, has been a relentless voice of inspiration, encouraging us all to do what we can where we are to learn about the wonders of our marine planet and to support ocean exploration and conservation

World Ocean Day: Another World

"The sea is as near as we come to another world."~ Anne Stevenson "Cruising for the ladies on his decked out ride, a male Argonaut riding around on a pretty Jellyfish" ~Steven Kovacs, ocean photographer extraordinaire Photo location: Blackwater dive off Anilao, Philippines #ikelite

Notable Indigenous Quotable – The Ocean is the Ultimate Life Force

"For us the ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, it's the blood that flows in everyone's veins. It is the blood that connects all races and all peoples and all nations, so it is the ultimate life force on the planet Earth for us." ~ Chief Fred Harvey Collins, Northern Chumash Photo: Pacific Grove …

Thankful For This Remarkable Ocean Planet

McWay Falls, California. Photo copyright Paul Jimerson Carrying Our Words We travel carrying our words.We arrive at the ocean.With our words we are able to speakof the sounds of thunderous waves.We speak of how majestic it is,of the ocean power that gifts us songs.We sing of our respectand call it our relative. ~ Ofelia Zepeda, …

Our Remarkable Ocean Planet

On World Ocean Day we celebrate our truly remarkable ocean planet 🌊 "Consider the ocean as Earth’s life support system. It holds 97% of Earth’s water & is home for most of life on Earth. The living ocean generates most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, shapes climate, weather & planetary chemistry. In short, the …

Notable Ocean Quotable: Heroes

"I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it."~Sylvia Earle Photo by @KipEvansPhoto

Notable Ocean Quotable: plastic bags

“There is no reason a product we use for a few minutes should float in our oceans for a few hundred years.” --Dave Mathews of Environment Oregon After the state legislature failed to take decisive action to reduce Oregonians' use of single-use plastic bags, a mosaic of activists, conservationists and just plain sensible people are working …